Braiding-machine carrier.



J. E. GHAGE.

BRAIDING MACHINE CARRIER.

APPLIGATION FILED snmze, 1911.

Patented Oct. 15, 1912.

Be it; known that I, Join: E155: ci ema citizen: of the United States,residlng at South Attleboro, in the county "0f""BI1St0l and State ofMassachusetts; have-jinvented a new and useful Improvement in Braiding-Machine Carriers, of which the following 15 a-specification. I

This invention relates to certain new' and useful improvements inbraidlng machine carriers, and the object of the invention 1s to provideimproved latch means for the bob bin. V V A further object of theinvention is to generally simplify, improve and increase the efliciencyof the latching means, and to provide a construction in which the bobbinmay T be removed by use of but one hand of the the weight 4 slides. Theweight 4 is constructed to have, opposite guides which slidingly receivethe standard 3, one of the guides 5 being enlarged as shown and providedwith an inwardly extending foot 6. The body of the weight 4 is providedW'ltl]. a notch 7 in its bottom edge for the purpose of receiving thethread 8. The standard 3 is formed with a guide eye 9 through which i Ithe thread 8 passes, the latter then being extended downwardly betweenthe standard 3 and the inner face of weight 4 and being passed throughthe slot 7 of the latter and then extending up along the length of the.standard and through the guide eye 10 at the top of the latter. Thestandard 3 is provided with outwardly extendlng' perfo ratedlugs 11 and12 through the perforations of which a rod 13 is slidably passed. Rod13'has a cotter pin 14 rigidly aflixed to its lower end and has a coiledspring 15 surrounding the samegthe lower end of the coiled springabutting the cotter vpin and the upper end of the spring being forengagement with the under face of lug 12; A rectangular head 16 isrigidly secured to the upper end of rod 13 and carries a latch 17 at itsouter end. Standard 3 at its upper ptP- L-miMmsY canoe, or scorn rimmtoao', ;magnetite .swmemm new:

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is formed a right wa'y '-18'- in" which the rectangular 'he'adw16 slidesa'nd is there'by heldfag'ainst any ro- Qtating' movementi "The uppeeqendof the StanKlard proVides a seat'19. ZWhen it -is desired re lace a-new-tobbin on the carrier or for any other purpose it is desired toremove the bobbin from the carrier, thebobbin is lifted by one hand ofthe operator carrying with the same the latch 17 and its associatedparts against the tension of spring .13., until the lower face of thehead 16 cccupies a position above the seat 19, whereupon the operatorimparts a slight rotary movement to the bobbin toward the left, whichwill obviously cause one ofthe ratchet teeth 2 to move the latch 17toward the right, causing the under face of the head 16 to overlie theseat 19 and allowing spring 13 to enter into action, drawing the head 16down to the seat 19 and holding the latch locked in inoperativeposition.

In the operation'it will be understood that when tension is exerted onthe end of the cord 8 above the guide .eye 10 the weight 4 will belifted, bringing its foot 6 into engagement with the lower end of rod13, raising the latter until the spring 15 contacts with the face of thelug 12 after which the movement will be against the *tension of thespring 15, permitting the bobbin to be rotated-until tension is releasedon cord 8 when the latch will bedrawn to normal position by the actionof the spring 15 and the weight 4; ;Having thus described my invention,I

claim as newand desire to secure by Letters 1 ratchetteeth and astandard, lugs carried by the standard and having perforations, a rodextending through said perforations, a prov jection on the rod, a coiledspring sur rounding the rod and engaged between said projections and oneof the lugs to normally exert downward tension on the rod, a'rec-'tangular head carried by the rod, a latch carried by the head, saidstandard havmg a right angular guide-way in which bhellead slides so asto have a non-rotating move ment, said standard having a seat above saidguide way thereof to receive and engage said head when the latter ismoved out of the guide-way and given a partial turn, and a weighthavinga foot to engage the lower end of the rod to raise the latter.

3. In combination with a bobbin having ratchet teeth, latching means toengage the ratchet teeth, means to normally prevent rotation of saidlatching means, sald latching means being movable out of engagement withsaid means, and being rotatable when twat out of engagement with saidlast named means to be locked in inoperative position.

4. In combination with a bobbin having 20 ratchet teeth, s rinlatching-means, means for providingagg'uide for the latching means whichnormally holds the latchin means againstrotation and means where y whenthe latching mea s is raised out of engage- 25 ment with said guide samewill be held by said spring in inoperative position.

In testimony w ereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

' t J. EDDY CHAGE. Witnesses:

ApA HAGERTY,

J. A. MILLER.

